Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Grey Heron photographed by Hassan
Bangor · July 15, 2026
 Grey Heron photographed by Jess
RSPB Leighton Moss, Myers Farm, Storrs Lane, Silverdale, LA5 0SW, England · August 22, 2026
 Grey Heron photographed by Jess
Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, England · August 12, 2026
 Grey Heron photographed by Jess
RSPB Leighton Moss, Myers Farm, Storrs Lane, Silverdale, LA5 0SW, England · August 22, 2026
 Grey Heron photographed by Jess
RSPB Leighton Moss, Warton, Carnforth, LA5 9RZ, England · August 22, 2026
 Grey Heron photographed by Jess
Lathom South, West Lancashire · July 3, 2026
 Grey Heron photographed by Jess
Lathom South, West Lancashire · July 3, 2026

When to look

Reported most in January, across 5.5M open records.

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Occurrence data from GBIF (incl. the eBird Observation Dataset, © Cornell Lab of Ornithology, CC BY 4.0). Descriptive, not predictive.

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